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Little moments that hold big details

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We moved recently. Normally, we stay in a home around nine years. Or at least we did once we settled in Louisiana and bought our first starter home. When we outgrew that one, we moved not far away and lived right by some close friends. So close that we had a gate between our fences and constantly moved back and forth during holidays and weekend cookouts. Around that time, I sold my first book and … [Read more...]

How to Achieve an Empty Inbox With Emails & Life

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This past week it dawned on me that I had a huge email problem. I realized that every day I was having to spend valuable time weeding through dozens of emails from retailers, magazines, radios, conferences, etc. Even deleting them or marking them as spam was taking time. Time I wanted to protect. Some of them were good places that I’d subscribed to—for example Twitter notifications and even … [Read more...]

What if…God gave us a desire of our heart?

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In 2012 my family spent two months in Hannover, Germany, while I taught a graduate class. It was an incredible trip. One we continue to talk about as a key part of our family history. [Tweet "What if God gives us the desires of our heart? It's a ? @Cara_putman explores."] Yet it wasn't until we were about to come back that I learned the contract for Shadowed by Grace was on the way. Why … [Read more...]

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